08.22 | Common Errors

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What are Synonyms ?

• Words that have the same meaning, different spelling and pronunciation.

• Words with the same spelling, different pronunciation and meaning (desert - hot and sunny, desert - leave behind)

• Words with the same spelling and/or pronunciation, different meaning (tire on a car, tire easily

• Words that the same same sound, different spelling & meaning (to, two, too)

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What are Homonyms ?

• Words that have the same meaning, different spelling and pronunciation.

• Words with the same spelling, different pronunciation and meaning (desert - hot and sunny, desert - leave behind)

• Words with the same spelling and/or pronunciation, different meaning (tire on a car, tire easily

• Words that the same same sound, different spelling & meaning (to, two, too)

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What are Heterographs?

• Words that have the same meaning, different spelling and pronunciation.

• Words with the same spelling, different pronunciation and meaning (desert - hot and sunny, desert - leave behind)

• Words with the same spelling and/or pronunciation, different meaning (tire on a car, tire easily

• Words that the same same sound, different spelling & meaning (to, two, too)

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What are Heteronyms?

• Words that have the same meaning, different spelling and pronunciation.

• Words with the same spelling, different pronunciation and meaning (desert - hot and sunny, desert - leave behind)

• Words with the same spelling and/or pronunciation, different meaning (tire on a car, tire easily

• Words that the same same sound, different spelling & meaning (to, two, too)

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(There, Their) are many ways to reach the top of the mountain.

• There

• Their

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If the cats are meowing that means (their, they're) hungry.

• their

• they're

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Monkeys that smell (their, there) armpits usually pass out.

• their

• there

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The dog wagged ____ tail.

• Its

• It's

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I'm tired. ____been a long day.

• Its

• It's

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Everything is funny, as long as it's / its happening to somebody else.

• it's

• its

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_______ did Kathryn go yesterday afternoon?

• Were

• We're

• Wear

• Where

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Why _______ you out so late last night?

• were

• we're

• where

• wear

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_________ going to pick up a pizza for dinner.

• Wear

• Where

• We're

• Were

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This is the city _______ Sara was born.

• wear

• where

• we're

• were

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Please ______ this pot of Mama's chicken soup.

• except
• accept

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The whole army is out of step ______ Fred.

• accept
• except

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It will cure anything _____ flat feet.

• accept
• except

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___ dress is that? That's Cindy's dress.

• who's

• whose

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___ their teacher? It's Miss Parker.

• who's

• whose

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That is not ________ toy.

• Your

• You're

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________ an amazing person!

• You're

• Your

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Would you like to show me _________ work?

• You're

• Your

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Last night I had to wash my dog, _____ I had to clean up all the water on the floor!

• than

• then

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I would rather walk backwards all day ____ hop pn one foot all day!

• then

• than

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Get _ the chair.

• Of

• Off

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Turn _ the light and go to sleep.

• Off

• Of

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The _____ of her using her laptop too much caused it to be taken away. This _____ her school life greatly.

• effect; effected

• affect; effected

• effect; affected

• affect; affected

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Mrs. Gregg can play UNO ________.

• good

• well

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The Adams Lions won last night! They are a ______ team!

• well

• good